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Perceptions Of A Culturally Sensitive Hiv/Aids Curriculum, Yolanda Vivian Mouton Jan 2006

Perceptions Of A Culturally Sensitive Hiv/Aids Curriculum, Yolanda Vivian Mouton

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The focus of the study was to explore to what degree culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS curriculum and materials were perceived as important by African-American students. Students selected for the research (N=121) were from a high school in San Bernardino, California, an area that represents a multiethnic population. Frequency descriptions and bivariate corrrelations were conducted to analyze the data. Trends found in this study indicated African-Americans did not perceive cultural sensitivity as an important aspect of HIV/AIDS education, and correlations between the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) score of African-Americans and their perceptions of the need for culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS education materials …


Elementary Education Curriculum Reform: Integration Of The Basic Content Areas, Karen Hartsuff Zak Jan 2006

Elementary Education Curriculum Reform: Integration Of The Basic Content Areas, Karen Hartsuff Zak

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The purpose of this study will present research validating the contention that the basics that were eliminated to adopt these limiting curriculums, must be put back into the curriculum, not merely for a well-rounded greatly needed educational background for children to acquire, but also because all of these basic study areas of science, social studies, the arts, health and music are intricately associated and help each of the other doctrines.